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When Every Nintendo Game Looked The Same (And Was Better For It)
Outside of budget lines, video game box and disc art these days is a unique and varied art. No two games’ presentation looks the same. But for a short time, right back at the beginning of their days in the home console market, Nintendo bucked this trend. And it’s a shame they never stuck with…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Game Of Thrones Action Figures Are Works Of Art
These aren’t official figures. Those are coming, and they look OK. No, these figures are sadly one-off pieces for an art show, and that’s a damn shame. Because I want all of them. They’re the work of artist Mick Minogue, and will be appearing at a Seattle art show. Each one was carved, and painted,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Reports: German Version Of South Park Delayed Because Of Swastikas
The new South Park game has swastikas in it. For the German version of the game, publishers Ubisoft said they were removing them, so as to comply with the nation’s constitution, which forbids displays of the Nazi symbol. Only…Ubisoft might have screwed that up. Users are posting on Steam’s forums that the German (and Austrian)…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Batman: Arkham Knight Won’t Have Multiplayer, Will Have Kevin Conroy
Sounds like the newest Batman game, Arkham Knight, won’t just ship without a last-gen version; it also won’t include multiplayer. However, it will feature longtime Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy, reprising his role as Batman. The latest Game Informer has got all sorts of tidbits of information about the game, which will feature the Scarecrow…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedBuckle Up, It’s Time For A New Skywind Trailer
For those who have missed it, Skywind is an ambitious mod that’s bringing Morrowind into Skyrim’s engine. We post about Skywind quite a bit here on Kotaku. With good reason. Because if this all pans out it will be the best
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Be The Goat: Goat Simulator will be available for purchase on April 1st. Until then, you won’t be able to play as a goat who can mess up human parties by running around with an axe in your mouth—sorry! For now you can still pre-order the game here. (Via Indie Game Mag).
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
South Park Censorship Makes Cute Australian Animals Cry
Remember, it’s not just the European version of the new South Park game that’s been censored. As reported last year, the Australian edition has been too, though the results are similar. If a little sadder Americans reading this, fear not. There is no scene featuring a crying Bald Eagle/Hot Dog/Cowboy, as the US version is…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
This Month’s Xbox One Console Update Changes At Least 15 Things
The March firmware update for the Xbox One will do a lot more than improve party chat in advance of the launch of the system’s big multiplayer March 11 game Titanfall. It’ll also tweak a bunch of other things on the console. Microsoft officials were kind enough to provide us with a list. We’ve numbered…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhat’s New With Diablo III‘s Big 2.0.1 Patch
Maybe you’re curious what’s new with Diablo III‘s chunky new 2.0.1 patch? I haven’t been keeping up on the nitty-gritties of what’s changed in the new patch, so I found this video to be helpful to the point where it made me want to play more Diablo III to see how all the new tweaks…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedNew Transformers Movie Trailer: Optimus vs Grimlock
Where the first Transformers 4 trailer focused on the absurd, this longer clip is – relative to an expensive Michael Bay movie – more restrained. Restrained in that Optimus Prime is merely fighting a giant robot dinosaur, instead of riding one. I still think this looks ridiculous – and not in a good way –…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Internet’s Worst Nightmares, Illustrated
Creepypastas, or scary stories that circulate primarily on the internet, might frighten the heck out of us—but damn if they’re not thrilling to read. It was only a matter of time before someone came along and actually made a book about them. Or, well…a zine, to be more exact. It’s called /creepythread, and it features…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Everything Interesting Gabe Newell Said In His Reddit AMA
It’s not often the head of one of the most powerful gaming companies in the world pops over to Reddit to speak with the masses, so today was a bit of a treat. If you weren’t following the AMA featuring Valve boss Gabe Newell (and some other Valve guys like Erik Wolpaw and Greg Coomer),…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedMetroid Prime On Oculus Rift: One Step Closer To Being Samus
Of all the various and surprising things we’ve seen turn up recently running on Oculus VR, this one might be the one I’d be most likely to play: Metroid Prime, done up in virtual reality. In the video above, frequent Rift-er Chadtronic takes the classic Metroid Prime through its paces in virtual reality. I’d love…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedOne Finger Death Punch Is The Most Violent ‘Rhythm’ Game I’ve Played
One of the very first games I ever made a video for at Kotaku, One Finger Death Punch is a really simple, fun game that plays similar to a rhythm game, but replaces musical notes with deadly ninjas. It just got greenlit and it’s on sale for 20% off! Here’s the video I did back…
By Steve Marinconz Published March 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedTower of Guns Is A Game About A Tower…Made Of Guns
There’s something to be said about making an honest game, and Tower of Guns is the definition of that: Honest. It’s a game that makes no bones about what it is, and doesn’t get mired down trying to be anything it is not. In the video above, I play a bit of the indie roguelike…
By Chris Person Published March 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedAnother Big 2014 Video Game Is Ditching Last-Gen Consoles. Cool.
Today, Warner Bros. announced a new Batman game, called Arkham Knight. It’s got some exciting features: An open-world Gotham City! A drivable Batmobile! And equally exciting, it’s only coming out on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. In other words, there won’t be a PS3 or Xbox 360 version of Arkham Knight, nor will the game…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedSuperman Is One Of The Reasons We Have a Video Game Ratings System
Remember the Superman game on the Atari 2600? That slightly obtuse piece of superhero wish fulfillment is part of a chain of careers and events that resulted in the formation of the ESRB. What does the big, red S have to do with the folks who put the letters E, T and M on video…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Anti-Candy Crush Game ‘Trademarks’ All Of Your Words
Remember the drama when the makers of Candy Crush Saga tried to trademark the word “candy?” And then they wanted to put a claim on “saga,” too. Of course, trademarking a name isn’t the same as owning it. Regardless, a new game shows you what it would be like to have everyday words become verboten…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Barack Obama’s Most Unusual State of the Union Speech
With all those recent classic movie remakes he’s a bit late, but in Dorkly‘s latest illustration Barack Obama announces… something special: This means a next-gen Q*bert right? Dragon’s Lair, finally in HD? But more importantly, next time please reboot the 1990s! State of the Reboots [Dorkly] To contact the author of this post, write to:…
By Gergo Vas Published March 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedEverything Wrong With 300 Couldn’t Stop The Unnecessary Sequel
Dammit, CinemaSins, you’re too late. You could have saved us all from 300: Rise of an Empire, but you neglected your duty, and now we drown in madness. “Hell yeah, they’re making a sequel to 300!” The laws of probability state that somewhere out there in this vast world that phrase was uttered. I really…
By Mike Fahey Published March 4, 2014